by Antonio Llardén | 23 Jun 2018
According to data from the latest report by CRUE (the Conference of Spanish University Rectors), 264,664 students were accepted to Spanish universities for the academic year 2015-2016, of whom 53.8% were women. This figure is no surprise, as women have represented...
by Antonio Llardén | 19 Jun 2018
One of the biggest challenges we have as Spanish people is learning to tell people what we’re good at: ‘selling ourselves’ better. This is true both outwardly, so that people know what we’re doing, and inwardly, so that we ourselves are aware of all we’ve achieved....
by Antonio Llardén | 25 May 2018
I read this article last week: ‘The island of plastic in the Pacific Ocean is larger than the whole of Spain, France and Germany put together.’ I found the headline quite disturbing. The information contained was so overwhelming that it is difficult to imagine what it...
by Antonio Llardén | 23 Apr 2018
Can the targets set under the Paris Agreement be met? Yes. Of course they can. What is more, they can and they must be met. Yesterday, 22 April, was Earth Day. In relation to this subject, the media tend to report more bad new than good. However, meeting the targets...
by Antonio Llardén | 6 Apr 2018
Europe aims to lead energy transition in the world in order to advance towards a low-carbon economy. The first step was the political commitment established at the European Council on 23 and 24 October 2014, when a series of ambitious targets were set that have not...